What does a Hortscience reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Hortscience looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3):145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

How can I generate a Hortscience citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Hortscience as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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Hortscience citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Hortscience — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera M, Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3):145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: Okafor A. 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd edn. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen S. 2023. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review. [accessed 10 Jan 2024].
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Hortscience

Citation style for Hortscience. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Hortscience: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Hortscience style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology and botany.

Formatting rules: Hortscience follows the formatting of American Society For Horticultural Science, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Hortscience generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Hortscience" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Hortscience

What is Hortscience?: Citation style for Hortscience. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Hortscience?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Hortscience style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Hortscience?: Hortscience is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (Rivera and Chen 2021)
What does a Hortscience reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Hortscience looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3):145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Hortscience citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Hortscience as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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